There are different theories to were the name comes from and range from the Sotho words tsaneng (gathering place) to tsana (basket of hills).
Understand
[edit]Tzaneen is 420 km from Johannesburg.
Climate
[edit]Mostly sunshine, long summer days with pleasant winters. Tzaneen's subtropical conditions provides more suited weather for dense forests (high summer rainfall) than the thorny bushveld above the escarpment.
Summer months; September - March have an average temperature of 28°C and winter months around 15°C.